Kästner and Little Tuesday

Germany, 1931. The youth novel "Emil and the Detectives" is being filmed, which will make its author, Erich Kästner, world famous. An unusual friendship begins between the childless author and fatherless Hans, the 9-year-old playing the character Little Tuesday. Their friendship is put to the ultimate test in the Third Reich when Kästner's books are banned and little Hans becomes a Hitler Youth. Based on a true story.

7.5

98 min

Cast

Florian David Fitz

as Erich Kästner

Nico Kleemann

as Hans Löhr (young)

Jascha Baum

as Hans Löhr (old)

Juls Serger

as Wolfi Stern (young)

Oskar Bökelmann

as Wolfi Stern (old)

Katharina Lorenz

as Lotte Löhr

Charlotte Lorenzen

as Ruth Löhr (young)

Hans Löw

as Erich Ohser

Martin Brambach

as Nietenführ

Inga Busch

as Marigard Ohser

Catrin Striebeck

as Edith Jacobsohn

Marie Gruber

as Ida Kästner

Saskia Rosendahl

as Trude

Michele Cuciuffo

as Mr. Stern

Teresa Weißbach

as Herti Kirchner

Paul Matic

as Gestapo

Herbert Schäfer

as Freisler

Daniel Wagner

as Eberhard Schmidt

Nikolaus Barton

as Erich Knauf

Mareile Blendl

as Hildegard Ludwig

Verena Altenberger

as young woman

Fanny Krausz

as Karlinchen

Arnfried Lerche

as Müller

Thomas Anton

as Student

Stan Steinbichler

as Emil Tischbein

Simon Rußig

Emanuel Fellmer

as Soldat

Ottokar Lehrner

as Director

Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey

as Goebbels

Director

Wolfgang Murnberger